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508 Hancock Street

86Records
7City systems
0Open violations
0Penalty rate
Brooklyn · ZIP 11233 · Neighborhood: Bedford-Stuyvesant (East)
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86 recorded events, 1968–2026, from 7 city data systems. The city's paper trail here is mostly 51 ACRIS deeds & mortgages, 11 DOB permits, 9 311 service requests.

BoroughBrooklyn 11233
Built1899
Floors3
Res. units2
ClassB3
Owner (PLUTO)SN1 DEVELOPMENT LLC
BBL3016600006
BIN3046048

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GRADE A

The city's published records show little recorded distress here in the last three years. Less recorded distress than 100% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty points per 10 units; this building carries 0. In ZIP 11233, 51% of residential buildings hold an A and 14% grade D or F. How grades work

this building
A
C

Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more

Open with the city right now

No current HPD flags in the latest weekly snapshot: no open violations, no pending litigation, no active vacate orders, and not in the Alternative Enforcement Program.

Patterns

No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.

No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.

What 311 hears from this address

7 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Derelict Vehicles (4) · Abandoned Vehicle (2) · Street Condition (1).

Filed construction activity

$338,000 in permitted construction work filed since 2016 (4 filings with a declared cost) — a rough measure of how actively the owner maintains the building. Permit costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done without a permit.

Rent-stabilization signals

YesBuilt before 1974 (1899)
NoSix or more residential units (2)
Yes421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll

2 of 3 signals present. Buildings receiving 421-a or J-51 benefits are generally required to register their units as rent-stabilized for the duration of the benefit. The definitive answer for any unit: request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).

Registered with HPD — the names behind the building

Registered owner(s)THE GALBY GROUP LLC
Head officerDONNELL SELBY
Managing agentSPRINGROCK MANAGEMENT CORP
Last registered2025-09-03

as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration

What the city thinks it's worth

Tax yearCity market valueAssessed value
2025$1,883,000 $112,980
2026$1,886,000 $113,160
2027$2,359,000 $141,540

The city's market estimate has risen 25% between tax years 2025 and 2027.

Tax exemptions on the roll: J51

Flood exposure

Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).

Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.

Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.

No street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints on record at this address.

Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps (cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.

Getting around

SubwayUtica Av — A C · 0.3 mi straight-line (about a 9-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
BusNearest boarding stop: Halsey St / Lewis Av — B26 · 200 ft
Citi BikeMacon St & Lewis Ave · 450 ft · station location as of 2026-09-23; live availability
School zones (2024–25 map)Elementary: P.S. 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School. Confirm with the DOE's school search.

Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.

Report a problem to 311

508 Hancock Street

Heat or hot waterHeat or hot water
Apartment maintenanceApartment maintenance
Bed bugsBed bugs
Residential pestsResidential pests
Rats or miceRats or mice
Anything elseAnything else

7 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.

311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong. Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box on this page.

The landlord's report card

Managed by SPRINGROCK MANAGEMENT CORP — 17 buildings, 93 units. Grades across the portfolio: A6 · B6 · C3 · D2. See the whole portfolio

BuildingBoroughUnitsGrade
175 Lewis Avenue BK18 A
1071 Lafayette Avenue BK8 B
1069 Lafayette Avenue BK8 A
751 Greene Avenue BK8 A
1003 Lafayette Avenue BK8 C
895 Lafayette Avenue BK7 A
794 Greene Avenue BK6 B
1896 Fulton Street BK5 C
840 Lafayette Avenue BK4 B
480 Lafayette Avenue BK4 B
838 Lafayette Avenue BK4 B
52 Patchen Avenue BK3 B
508 Hancock Street BK2 A
535 Lafayette Avenue BK2 A
918 Lafayette Avenue BK2 D
952 Lafayette Avenue BK2 C
312 Van Buren Street BK2 D

Sales, deeds & mortgages

Most recent mortgage recorded against this lot: $500,000 on 2026-05-20 (lender: Branch Lending LLC). Face amount at recording — it may have since been paid down, refinanced or satisfied. View the recorded document.

DateRecordAmountPer res. unit
2026-05-20Mortgage $500,000 — from SN1 DEVELOPMENT LLC to BRANCH LENDING LLC $500,000
2026-04-28Deed $1,700,000 — from THE GALBY GROUP LLC to SN1 DEVELOPMENT LLC $1,700,000
2026-04-28Mortgage $1,530,000 — from SN1 DEVELOPMENT LLC to BRANCH LENDING LLC $1,530,000
2026-04-15Sold for $1,700,000 $1,700,000 $850,000
2016-10-17CORRM $3,119,022 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK- DEPT. OF HOUSING PRESE $3,119,022
2015-08-26Mortgage $3,119,022 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK $3,119,022
2015-08-26Agreement $6,779,092 — from A.D. NASH & CO., L.P. to CITY OF NEW YORK $6,779,092
2015-08-03RPTT&RET $3,131,500 — from DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION, INC. to SELDON GROUP LLC $3,131,500
2015-07-17RPTT&RET $6,806,210 — from NYEF 1995 SERIES II LP to DARE TO DREAM HOUSING ASSOCIATION, INC. $6,806,210
1997-07-30Mortgage $2,319,197 — from NASHER OWNERS CORP; NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NYC HPD $2,319,197
1996-04-08Mortgage $564,870 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP $564,870
1996-04-08Mortgage $5,773,685 — from NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIP HOUSING DEVELOP to NASHER OWNERS CORP $5,773,685
1990-06-27Mortgage $65,000 — from LUCIEN, JEAN to GREEN POINT SAVS BANK $65,000

Ten-year activity

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202504015
20261134119
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The full timeline

Construction 15Housing & tenants 12Ownership & money 53Health & systems 6

Every one of the 86 recorded events, 1968–2026, is laid out year by year in the full report (print-ready).

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